N01640:405
Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…
Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original; but all in blank verse. : Fitted unto the tunes commonly used in our churches. Which pure offering is accompanied with illustrations, digging for hidden treasures in it; and rules to employ it upon the glorious and various intentions of it. : Whereunto are added, some other portions of the sacred Scripture, to enrich the cantional.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for B. Eliot, 1718
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
44 At hearing the report of me ‖ they have obeyed me; ‖ the children of the stranger have ‖ dissembled unto me. ‖
45 The children of the stranger have ‖ quite withered away; ‖ and they have with much trembling come ‖ out of their hidden caves. ‖
46 Th' ETERNAL is the living One; ‖ and blessed be my Rock; ‖ And now exalted let the God ‖ of my salvation be. ‖
47 It is the mighty God who grants ‖ revenges unto me; ‖ And it is He who doth subdue ‖ the people under me. ‖